Who is the ILM Level 7 Coaching & Mentoring for ?

This qualification is designed for senior managers or Human Resource or Organisational Development professionals who want to develop their expertise and credibility in the fields of coaching and mentoring, or to establish coaching on an organisational level. It’s also for professional coaches and mentors seeking to enhance and accredit their experience with a nationally recognised qualification.

Focus on the skills that you need

There are three mandatory units in this qualification, which you can take at either a Certificate or a Diploma level.

The first unit,Understanding the context of coaching and mentoring in a strategic business environmentaims to enable you to critically review the role and contribution of coaching and mentoring at a senior level.

The second unit,Reviewing own ability as a management coach or mentorwill give you the tools and techniques to review and improve your own practise, and understand how the client’s organisation culture and structure affects the coaching and mentoring relationship.

For theCertificatethe third unit requires you to demonstrate your ability to plan, deliver and review at least 20 hours of coaching and mentoring in your workplace.

For theDiplomathat is extended to 100 hours of coaching and mentoring, and there is an added focus on assessing your work against best practice standards and benchmarks.

The Result for You

You will be able to

Review and build the context, strategy, culture and processes for coaching and mentoring at a senior and strategic level

Analyse different coaching and mentoring models and their impact

Evaluate the effectiveness of coaching and mentoring in an organisation

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The working style worked brilliantly for me. Interspersed focus meetings, meetings with the group, learning through conversation as well as the academic inputs. It worked, fitting in with a busy work schedule. It meant I could apply what I was learning as I went through the programme.